Chapter II. A forum for negotiations: supporting the multilateral process
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1 Chapter II A forum for negotiations: supporting the multilateral process As a central forum for multilateralism, we strive to optimize services provided within existing rules and regulations. Over the past years, the growth of the conference servicing workload has outpaced available capacity. Within this context, we continuously review our services to determine how best to target the limited resources for maximum client satisfaction. Core activities to support negotiations Language interpretation Documentation Translation, editing and publishing Provision of overall intergovernmental direction for the Organization, managing the calendars and servicing of meetings Facilitation of major deliberations by providing authoritative advice and secretariat services UNOG provides infrastructure for multilateral dialogue and conference activities to a global community of stakeholders. Promoting communication and facilitating negotiations are the core activities that UNOG Momentum for multilateralism: building global consensus and capacity for action
2 contribute to the achievements of the Organization. In accordance with the resolutions of the General Assembly and administrative rules establishing language arrangements for the various organs and bodies of the United Nations, UNOG works to ensure that all stakeholders, in particular Member States, have access to meeting and documentation services through rational allocation and capacity utilization. Harmonizing global management of meetings The Palais des Nations serves as an attractive platform for the multilateral process. It provides not only a visible location in which negotiators undertake their work but also the conference planning, coordination and servicing functions required to ensure that meetings are properly scheduled and serviced. Selected meetings serviced at UNOG in 2009 Regular and special sessions of the Human Rights Council as well as its organizational and informal meetings Conference on Disarmament Biological Weapons and the Chemical Weapons Conventions meetings Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces International Law Commission General Conference of the International Labour Organization Annual Assembly of the World Health Organization Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission Various human rights treaty body meetings Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Durban Review Conference II Trade and Development Board of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Substantive session of the Economic and Social Council Mediation meetings between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Meetings of the follow-up committee to monitor the implementation of the Greentree Agreement between Cameroon and Nigeria Meetings of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Meetings of the League of Arab States Meetings of the Economic Commission for Europe and its committees In 2009, UNOG provided conference and documentation support to 8,249 intergovernmental meetings. Efforts were continued towards cost-effective planning and active coordination of all the meetings for which it has servicing responsibility. Regular consultations with United Nations bodies and organs were conducted in order to assess and assist in formulating their concrete conference-servicing needs and entitlements, and achieve maximum use of permanent resources and facilities. These issues were also discussed at the Tenth Coordination Meeting of the Department of General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) held in Tunis in July The overall planning accuracy factor, i.e. ratio of services planned against services used, was 92.6 per cent for This is particularly significant as more than 1,955 meetings were cancelled, while another 1,160 meetings were added, which had not been planned. High priority was accorded to clearing the backlog of the Yearbooks of the International Law Commission (ILC) and requests for proofreading and editing of publications from Geneva-based entities, including the Human Rights Council, UNCTAD and UNIDIR, were promptly met. UNOG has made great efforts to cope with an increased conference workload deriving from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council and the establishment of new human rights bodies in Geneva such as the following: Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Forum on Minority Issues Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group to Elaborate a Set of Human Rights Voluntary Goals to be Launched on the Occasion of the Celebration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Additional sessions of the Committee on the Rights of the Child approved by the General Assembly in December 2008 UNOG acts as the primary interlocutor with Governments offering to host United Nations conferences. In that role, it advises host countries on all logistical and human resource requirements for hosting such conferences. Throughout 2009, UNOG successfully coordinated and provided services to a number of such conferences 18 Momentum for multilateralism: building global consensus and capacity for action UNOG
3 Staff servicing meetings at work. MEETINGS - Held at or serviced by UNOG Number of meetings With interpretation Without interpretation MEETINGS - Principal users for % 3.8% 4.4% 1.4% 20.9% 17.2% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 4.7% 3.6% 4.4% 12% 3.9% 13% UNCCD CCW DPI OCHA ILO ECE UNCTAD OHCHR CD UNFCCC WHO NGOs Permanent Missions Regional and other major groupings Countries Others meetings with and without interpretation Source Emeets UNOG Momentum for multilateralism: building global consensus and capacity for action
4 outside Geneva (see table below). These activities continue to serve the goal of reinforcing links between the United Nations and its Member States in their joint efforts to find solutions to the problems facing the international community. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Seventh session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA), Bonn, Germany UNFCCC subsidiary bodies, Bonn, Germany UNFCCC inter sessional informal consultations of AWG-KP and AWG-LCA, Bonn, Germany United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Ninth session of the Conference of the Parties, Buenos Aires, Argentina UNFCCC resumed ninth Session of AWG- KP and resumed seventh session of AWG- LCA, Barcelona, Spain UNFCCC fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties, Copenhagen, Denmark 29 March 8 April June August September 2 October November December 2009 The Electronic Meetings Planning and Resource Allocation System (emeets) database for the management of meetings, as mandated by the General Assembly, has been upgraded to allow input and automated transmission of meetings data for the new Electronic Display System in the Palais des Nations in English and French. Permanent missions and specialized agencies submit requests for meetings and facilities electronically. In addition, the computer equipment in all conference rooms at the Palais des Nations has also been upgraded for the convenience of the delegates attending meetings. Facilitating multilateral dialogue and promoting multilingualism UNOG continues to be a strong proponent of multilingualism and various activities to promote multilingualism were conducted, including the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Geneva in July 2009, in order to address the increasing shortages of qualified interpreters and translators. The key objectives are: (a) to ensure better visibility of language career opportunities at the United Nations; (b) to help candidates prepare more effectively for the competitive language examinations; and (c) to explore other potential avenues for cooperation between international organizations and training institutions, for instance in the area of external training for language staff already working in the United Nations and other international organizations. In June 2009, the University of Geneva hosted the forum of the International Permanent Conference of University Institutes of Translators and Interpreters (CIUTI) on UNOG premises. The forum aims to strengthen links between academic institutions and the United Nations. Recognizing the critical role language professionals play in the work of the Organization, UNOG has multiplied its efforts to reach out to universities under the University Outreach Programme (UOP) of DGACM which aims at making language professionals aware of the opportunities that exist at the United Nations, and providing possibilities for students to interact and be trained by in-house United Nations language professionals. The underlying objective of the UOP is to make sure that intergovernmental communication continues in all six official languages of the United Nations and is supported by a linguistic workforce of the highest calibre. Reinforcing quality assurance in the work of the language staff remains a key priority. Towards this end, in addition to UOP, training opportunities for UNOG language staff and strengthening contractual translation are also being vigorously pursued. UNOG was among 47 different organizations represented at the 2009 International Annual Meeting on Language Arrangements, Documentation and Publications (IAMLADP), which was hosted by the African Development Bank in Tunis in June IAMLADP is a network of conference service managers focused on sharing best practices. Cross-cutting issues such as training, technology, performance and quality management, digital alternatives to transcribed records, and the Green Meeting Guide 2009 which seeks to raise environmental consciousness in planning and conducting of meetings were discussed. 20 Momentum for multilateralism: building global consensus and capacity for action UNOG
5 internal translation/revision - main users, (expressed in pages) / / / / /09 (as at 6/01/2010) OHCHR ECE UNCCD UNCTAD ILC UNFCCC OTHERS CD Delegations from all Member States were invited to meet UNOG interpreters, translators and terminologists and discuss issues with respect to the use of languages under the framework of language-related meetings with Member States. These meetings with Member States generated awareness of multilingualism in the work of the Secretariat, including UNTERM (United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database) and other terminology collections, translation manuals and drafting guidelines. Overall, these meetings contributed to a more holistic understanding of the conference management system at the United Nations. UNOG continues to make its contribution to special rapporteurs and holders of special procedures mandates of the Human Rights Council. In 2009, a total of 22 human rights missions or field visits to 20 countries or regions were supported. This included two missions to the Gaza Strip to service the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict which conducted interviews and investigations in the region and held public hearings in Gaza City and Geneva. The reports of such trips feed directly into the decision-making process of the human rights mechanism. Conference services were also provided to the Secretary-General during his visit to Ethiopia, and INTERNAL TRANSLATION/REVISION - Main Users for % 7.2% 7.0% 4.8% 2.6% 1.9% 1.1% 4.7% UNFCCC ILC UNCCD CD ECOSOC Others OHCHR ECE 60.3% UNCTAD pages Source DRITS, not included the Contractual figures ( pages) UNOG Momentum for multilateralism: building global consensus and capacity for action
6 UNOG interpreter at work. Meeting in session. to the Geneva International Discussions involving the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the European Union and the United Nations in May, June and November. Greater emphasis has been placed on staff training with a view to enhancing language skills and increasing ease and reliability in interpretation of speeches and statements. In 2009, 15 interpreters attended advanced training courses at universities in Austria, Spain, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, with further courses planned in Cuba and Spain later in the year. Portable interpretation equipment was also deployed to cover high-level meetings which proved to be promising for the future. Printing Section brochure. Streamlining documentation management UNOG strengthened its technical expertise and its use of modern equipment to ensure production of high-quality conference documents and publications consistent with twenty-first century environmental norms. As part of an ongoing dialogue on system-wide coherence, a bilingual brochure describing printing facilities and the highly skilled staff in this area was produced and distributed to clients and peers in other international organizations in June The brochure gives an overview of the activities of the UNOG publishing facility which uses state-ofthe-art graphic design, printing and binding equipment. Environmental concerns are of utmost importance to UNOG conference management operations and are taken into consideration in mitigating their environmental impact (see In focus: Greening the United Nations Office at Geneva). Documents were printed in the six official languages for major conferences such as those of the Economic and Social Council, the Human Rights Council and the International Law Commission. Several flagship publications were printed and bound for diverse clients such as UNCTAD, UNECE, UNEP, UNIDIR and UNOG. A revised version of the Manual on Preparation and Submission of Documentation has been prepared to facilitate documents submission by clients. The Manual provides up-to-date information on authoritative directives, codifies existing practices and standard operating procedures and serves as a teaching tool and reference guide on such matters. A new forecasting module has been developed for documentation/publication forecasting through the upgrading of the Documents Registration and Information Tracking System (DRITS). This module improves on previous forecasting tools and practices 22 Momentum for multilateralism: building global consensus and capacity for action UNOG
7 Document printing service staff at work. and aims at improving the capacity management and efficiency of the current workflow. In the framework of the integrated global management (IGM) of conference services, UNOG assisted the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in the design, development and deployment of the Document Control System (DCS) at its headquarters in July DCS is meant to streamline document-processing, ensure adherence to rules and regulations and aims at improve the capacity and efficiency of the ESCWA Conference Services Section. Efforts are also being made to strengthen the permanent staffing capacity at UNOG to service the Human Rights Council and its bodies in an efficient and effective manner. UNOG remains firmly committed to providing highquality conference services and facilitating the work of Member States. Continuously improving overall UNOG continues to be innovative in the area of delivery of conference services to Member States and adapts and adjusts its work programme to meet challenges. Client satisfaction surveys focusing on the quality of conference services confirmed that over 96 per cent of clients and Member States were satisfied with the overall delivery of conference services. Discussions are ongoing with conference management duty stations within the United Nations Secretariat to streamline further the qualitative output of the survey results. In June 2009, UNOG participated with other conference management duty stations in an exercise on the evaluation of the IGM policy of conference services within the United Nations Secretariat by the Office of Internal Oversight Services. Amongst the topics discussed were the four goals of conference management: quality, quantity, timeliness and cost-effectiveness; and inter alia the harmonization of business practices across the conference management duty stations. UNOG Momentum for multilateralism: building global consensus and capacity for action
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